Editors at National Review Online criticize one of Congress’ latest bad ideas. As Congress was rending itself over the government funding deadline, and the entire political press was focused on…
Editors at National Review Online assess new reports about the federal government’s long-term spending obligations. The Medicare and Social Security trustees’ reports illustrate the same thing they do every year:…
Sarah Westwood of the Washington Examiner reports on the latest development in the debt ceiling debate. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) fired an opening shot Tuesday in the coming battle…
Abigail Adcox writes for the Washington Examiner about a challenge facing congressional Republicans. Pledges from House and Senate GOP leaders not to touch Social Security and Medicare as they gear…
David Barulich writes for the American Thinker about the future of Social Security. In his N.Y. Times op-ed, … columnist Paul Krugman admitted that Social Security is indeed not like…
Andrew Biggs offers one recommendation to help address Social Security’s long-term viability. Social Security remains the largest federal spending program. After Medicare, it’s the second-largest driver of long-term deficits. As…
Editors at National Review Online oppose plans some state Republican parties have announced to drop their 2020 presidential primaries. Mark Sanford, the former congressman and governor from South Carolina, is…
Kansas has been criticized since 2012 for cutting taxes irresponsibly, despite a court-ordered increase in education spending. Tax cuts in the Sunflower State may have been larger than circumstances warranted,…
Tiana Lowe reports for the Washington Examiner on the latest evidence that the federal government’s spending trajectory is unsustainable. Just 10 months into the fiscal year, our budget deficit has…
In a previous blogpost, I cited Economist Lyman Stone’s American Enterprise Institute paper, Red, White, and Gray. In a summary published today at the Atlantic, Stone draws some harsh conclusions…
David Mark of the Washington Examiner reports on former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s brief interaction with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says first-term Democratic Rep.…
“Economic growth, while necessary, is insufficient to address many of the challenges of our 21st-century economy,” Abby McCloskey writes in National Affairs. She offers some policy suggestions to improve connections…